Eldersburg Goes Gotham

It used to be that Eldersburg, Maryland was a nice quiet place to live and once in awhile there was a speeder or an occasional robbery. Within the past week, there have been three - count 'em - three Eldersburg robberies. What the heck is going on? Have hard times hit the Burg so much that folks are resorting to robbing one another? Or is the crime element coming from out of the area?


Eldersburg crime is not syndicated. No organized groups are driving the crime wave, as each of the three robberies - once at the Subway on Liberty Road, and twice at the Dunkin Donuts, were culprits looking for a quick cash grab and run.

Eldersburg crime is not local folk. The folks making these robberies have not concealed their faces. And being that everyone in Eldersburg knows each other, being a tight-knit community, it's highly doubtful that these one or more theives would rob and risk being easily identified.

Eldersburg has gone Gotham. The crimes in Eldersburg for the most part are opportunistic and seeking cold hard cash, not complex heists, and are becoming frightenly consistent.
Read more about the Subway robbery and the most recent Dunkin Donuts robbery.

The Eldersburg robberies can be excused as an anomoly, but the list of crimes in Eldersburg on Eldersburg.Net from the past two years shows that crimes in Eldersburg are not just a rare occurence, but an increasing part of sub-urban life. And there's several concerned Eldersburgites, including this blogger who wants to know "Who's Robbing Eldersburg?" and warns "Unlike Baltimore City, law-abiding citizens in Carroll County are also packing heat. And unlike Baltimore City, I think justice will be swift and permanent."

Eldersburg Weather Alert! Perfect Weather Warning!

Today's Eldersburg weather doesn't get any better. This is what Eldersburg backyards or a relaxing time at Piney Run Park are all about.

At home, there's grass to cut, gardens to grow, and cookouts to savor and enjoy the perfect sunny day. Around Eldersburg, there's yard sales, fishing at Piney Run Park, tee ball, soccer, Liberty Reservoir, a trip to Home Depot for flowers, or just relaxing with family and friends.

End of the Newspaper Era in Eldersburg

Last Sunday, the CBS Sunday Morning show had a segment about the end of the newspaper publishing era as we know it, much of it due to the explosion of Internet use. It explained the dynamics of the failing newspaper industry including use of alternative media, large drops in advertsing, and overall decline.

A few years ago, Eldersburg was served with three weekly papers all serving up their special slant of the same news, with folks asking "Does Eldersburg really need three papers?" Well, in the past year, it seems the answer has come:

• The Gazette, which was delivered weekly and owned by the Washington post, stopped delivery August 2008
• The Advocate of Eldersburg, which was delivered into all mailboxes in 21784 via mail, has been cut back to delievery to driveways, with delievery being spotty at best
• The Eldersburg Eagle, long considered Eldersburg's leading newspaper, has followed suit with the Advocate and has ceased mailbox delivery, being delivered only to driveways. Delivery to condos and apartments has been almost nonexistent, and driveway delivery hit or miss. The Eagle also recently stopped delivering its Westminster print edition.

Well, the good news is that there are still plenty of news sources for Eldersburg, mostly online. But the industry decline has indeed played out in Eldersburg as well. Let's hope that the Eagle doesn't disappear completely.